After receiving news of Qin Zheng's capture, the Sun and Gong families, who had already mobilized their troops, held back, waiting to see what kind of sparks would fly between the Qin family and Dayu.
The Qin family.
"What? The young master has been captured?"
The Qin family patriarch felt his vision blurring and his body becoming unsteady.
“Yes…we never expected that the one guarding Ju County would be the Lady of Dingyuan, the wife of the Marquis of Dayu…oh no, General Bai.” The man’s voice trembled slightly. “This is a letter from General Bai to you.”
Upon receiving the envelope and seeing the familiar handwriting, the Qin family patriarch suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, nearly fainting from anger.
This is not a letter written by General Bai; it is clearly the handwriting of the Empress Dowager of Dayu!
This woman foresaw that the Qin family would go to war with Dayu, and even predicted that the Qin family would be defeated.
The god has a somewhat sinister side.
"The Empress Dowager of Dayu, this woman seems to be a natural nemesis to our aristocratic family."
After saying this, the Qin family patriarch could no longer hold on and collapsed onto his desk.
"Master! Someone come quick! Someone come quick!"
Amidst the chaos at the Qin family's side, Jiang Yu remained silent, staring at Gu Qingfeng before her.
Gu Qingfeng stared intently at Jiang Yu, as if trying to etch Jiang Yu's image into his mind.
"Years have passed, and finally... I've seen my mother again."
Gu Qingfeng nervously clutched the hem of his clothes, his eyes red-rimmed, like a child who had been separated from his mother for a long time.
Jiang Yu glanced at Gu Qingfeng's legs, then spoke calmly, "You said you had something very important to discuss with me, and it concerned a prominent family."
Otherwise, she would never have seen Gu Qingfeng again in her life.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingfeng lowered his eyes in disappointment, then took out a piece of paper from his sleeve. "This was dropped by a bird that flew over my yard one day."
"I read it. The note means that I should become an inside agent. If I agree, they will guarantee that I can return to the capital and even make me the master of Dayu."
Why won't you agree?
Jiang Yu looked at Gu Qingfeng and said, "If you agree, you will have so many things."
"But I don't care, Mother." Gu Qingfeng said somewhat anxiously, "Da Yu is doing very well under my third brother's rule. Now it even has the ability to confront the powerful families. If I insist on agreeing to their demands, I will be a sinner against the people of Da Yu."
"Along the way, I have heard a lot about the aristocratic families, but I feel that this note was not passed on by the Qin family, the Sun family, or the Gong family, because they and Dayu have already reached the point of war."
"But only the Yun family and the Pei family remain..."
"The information you brought is very useful. I will investigate the next steps."
After Jiang Yu finished speaking, she slowly stood up. The way she protected her belly made Gu Qingfeng pause in surprise. As Jiang Yu passed by Gu Qingfeng, Gu Qingfeng spoke again, "Mother."
Jiang Yu stopped in her tracks. The two were very close, so close that Gu Qingfeng could smell the familiar scent on Jiang Yu.
"Congratulations, Mother."
Thank you.
Jiang Yu nodded slightly and then left the room, leaving Gu Qingfeng alone in his wheelchair, his expression a mixture of joy and sorrow.
......
"You've arrived."
After finishing his official duties, Gu Qingyan came over. When he saw Gu Qingfeng, he first lifted the cloth covering Gu Qingfeng's legs and looked at Gu Qingfeng's withered legs. "Stay in the capital for a while longer, and let Mei Chu take a look at your legs."
"Is this a reward for bringing me the news?"
Gu Qingfeng looked at Gu Qingyan. Gu Qingyan was now half a head taller than he was when he could stand up. He looked like he had a natural imperial aura. He had never seen such an aura in his father.
"If that's how you see it, that's fine too. I just heard that you provided a very important clue."
Gu Qingyan found a chair and sat down, his gaze meeting Gu Qingfeng's.
Gu Qingfeng suddenly laughed.
“Back in the Daqing Imperial Palace, after I was put into a wheelchair, you were the first person to kneel down and look me in the eye. You still look me in the eye now.”
Gu Qingfeng's words reminded Gu Qingyan of some past events.
"I know you hate me because I once blackmailed the Empress Dowager. I'm here today to deliver a message to you, so let's consider it an equal exchange of good and bad deeds, okay?"
Gu Qingfeng looked at Gu Qingyan with almost pleading eyes, "I don't have many relatives left in the world now, I just want you not to hate me."
Gu Qingyan simply lowered his head and did not respond.
Some things are destined not to fade away with the passage of time.
"You can choose to stay in the capital of Dayu. It is a place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery. I will find you a place to stay."
This was all Gu Qingyan could do; he considered it a reward for providing Gu Qingfeng with the intelligence.
As for forgiveness, he can't do it.
"Then I thank Your Majesty for your great favor, but I think... it's not necessary."
Seeing Gu Qingyan's somewhat confused look, Gu Qingfeng twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Send me back to Qingcheng. I'll pretend to agree, so I can better understand their intentions."
"Are you really willing to do this?"
"Of course I'm willing."
As Gu Qingfeng left the palace, her heart ached. She wondered when she would see her mother again, or if she would never have the chance to see her again.
I wonder if it's a brother or a sister in Mother's belly. How wonderful, what a lucky little one.
......
"Release them?"
Jiang Yu seemed to have heard something unbelievable, and even Gu Qingyan, who was standing next to her, chuckled.
"Prime Minister, we finally captured Qin Zheng, how can we just let him go?" Gu Qingyan was full of wicked ideas. "How about this, invite Young Master Qin to come to the capital for a visit. It just so happens that Miss Qin is also in the capital. Tell her that Miss Qin misses her brother very much and specially invites Young Master Qin to come over."
Even Kui Ruo couldn't help but twitch her lips, feeling that the Emperor's skill in secretly causing trouble had improved quite a bit recently.
"I think Your Majesty's method is excellent," Jiang Yu added. "The Qin family was the first to attack, so no matter where we go, our Great Yu is in the right. Moreover, we are the winners, so we should have the pomp and circumstance of winners."
"Very well, I will take care of it immediately."
"Oh, right, let's also tell Miss Qin that her brother will be coming to the capital to see her soon." Gu Qingyan's eyes lit up. "Also, we should make a big fuss about the battle of Ju County. It seems that the aristocratic families are just paper tigers. My aunt only brought three thousand elite troops out of the city to meet the enemy. Qin Zheng still has the nerve to say that we have more people."
The young emperor was eager to make his move and began to set his sights on the other families as well.
If we can fight, why not fight?
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